Zeno Baker Spence OD (1884 - 1952)

Born 16 Aug 1884 in Stoney Creek, Wayne, North Carolina, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Mamie Worth (Culbreth) Spence — married 18 Mar 1909 in Cumberland, North Carolina, United States

Died 13 Mar 1952 at age 67 in Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina, United States

Biography

Zeno Spence OD was born in North Carolina.

Zeno Baker Spence, optometrist (OD),^[1] born in 1884, Stoney Creek, Wayne County, North Carolina, was son of Ezekiel Maidson Spence (1858-1906),^[2] and Temple Tempie (Gardner) Spence (1869-1952).^[3][4][5]

He and Mamie W Culbreth^[4] married 18 Mar 1909 in Cumberland, North Carolina.^[6]

Among their children were:

1. Wilma Gardner (Spence) Gordon (1910-1976)^[3][7][8][9]
2. Zeno Spence Jr (1927-2021)^[3][8][4]

Dr Zeno Baker Spence died in 1952, and was buried at Willow Dale Cemetery in Goldsboro.^[5][3]

Research Notes

• The birth record that clearly names Zeno and his father shows Zeno's birth year as 1884. The death certificate appears to have not been adjusted for the timing of his death, and the same error (birth year of 1883) is repeated on his FindAGrave memorial and memorial stone.
• All familial relationships, including parents and in-laws, are confirmed in another marriage record which has Zeno named only by the initials G B Spence. No other indications of him using those initials appear in the records.^[10]
• His wife's middle name is reported in the records only by the initial W, but multiple sites use Worth as her middle name, without a citation to support it.

Sources

1. ↑ 1950 Census: "United States 1950 Census"
   citing Page: 22; Line: 16;
   FamilySearch Record: 6FM3-KSXX (accessed 13 July 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QHK-9QHW-JHW4
   Zeno B Spence (64), married, Optometrist, head of household in Goldsborough, Wayne, North Carolina, United States. Born in North Carolina.
2. ↑ "North Carolina Births and Christenings, 1866-1964", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRQL-7NT2 : 12 February 2020), Zeno Baker Spence, 1884.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #106027133 (accessed 13 July 2023)
   Memorial page for Zeno Baker Spence (16 Aug 1883-13 Mar 1952), citing Willow Dale Cemetery, Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina, USA (plot: Old Section U5); Maintained by Regina Masouras (contributor 46863400).
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 77;
   FamilySearch Record: KW7X-56F (accessed 13 July 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89MB-1NX
   Zeno B Spence (56), married head of household in Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina, United States. Born in North Carolina.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Death: "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994"
   citing FHL microfilm: 1926905; Record number: 168;
   FamilySearch Record: FPH2-VXM (accessed 13 July 2023)
   Zeno Baker Spence death 1952 (age 68), son of Ezekial Spence & Tempie Gardner, in Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina, United States.
6. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V58W-V6F : 9 March 2021), Zeno B Spence and Mamie W Culbreth, 18 Mar 1909; citing Cumberland, North Carolina, United States, North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 1,689,360.
7. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T624;
   FamilySearch Record: ML33-X9W (accessed 13 July 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRVN-BW6
   Zeno Spence (26), married head of household in Vance, Lenoir, North Carolina, United States. Born in North Carolina.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930"
   citing enumeration district (ED) ED 16, sheet 3A, line 11, family 54, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1728; FHL microfilm 2,341,462.
   FamilySearch Record: X372-F45 (accessed 13 July 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RZF-NSJ Image number 00144
   Zeno Spence (45), married head of household in Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina, United States. Born in North Carolina.
9. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGPZ-DQF : 30 September 2022), Dr Zeno B Spence in entry for Wilma Spence Gordon, 1976.
10. ↑ Marriage: "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979"
    citing Cumberland, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 1,689,352.
    FamilySearch Record: VXT2-ZNZ (accessed 13 July 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 939N-Z83K Image number 00534
    G B Spence marriage to Mamie W Culbreth on 18 Mar 1909 in Cumberland, North Carolina, United States.

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